Safeguarding Officer
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Grampian Primary Academy
Derby
- £25,119 - £27,803 per year
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- October 2024
- Apply by:
- 2 September 2024
Job overview
About this Role
The Safeguarding Officer will work closely with the schools designated safeguarding leads and safeguarding team, as well as all Grampian Primary Academy staff, to ensure the effective implementation of safeguarding policies and procedures across the academy.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate significant and recent experience in a safeguarding related role, including in dealing with Child Protection concerns and the safeguarding of vulnerable children. They will have a good working knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance, including the Prevent Duty. The role will be diverse so you will need to be able to “juggle” multiple priorities.
You will provide advice, guidance and support for pupils and staff to plan and implement interventions and support where appropriate. You will also need to keep up to date with your own personal development with the safeguarding sphere so that you are confident and able to deliver safeguarding training to academy staff.
To be successful for this role you will need to have significant experience and training in managing safeguarding ideally with some educational experience. Safeguarding training and experience within social care, and wider inclusion would also be desirable.
You will need to be adaptable, hardworking and committed to safeguarding children. You will be a good communicator and able to build and sustain appropriate relationships and manage personal and professional boundaries with children and families.
Grampian Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS check.
Visits to look around the school are warmly welcomed. Appointments should be booked by telephoning the school office on (01332) 765546 or emailing: Mrs. M. Webber, School Business Manager @ mwebber@grampian.anthemtrust.uk
Attached documents
About Grampian Primary Academy
- Grampian Primary Academy
- Grampian Way, Sinfin
- Derby
- DE24 9LU
- United Kingdom
Our school is proud to be part of Anthem, a multi-academy trust that creates ambitious and successful schools where every child thrives.
Grampian Primary Academy caters for approximately 240 pupils, aged 3 to 11. It is situated in spacious grounds which the children enjoy in both their learning and leisure time. The school is made up of eight classes. All classes are well resourced to provide a high-quality curriculum for every child.
Throughout all parts of their school journey, we are committed to nurturing our children to be successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens. We emphasise the importance of respect, good manners and pride in our work by providing an exciting curriculum, in a positive climate, that enables everyone to succeed.
We aim to ensure that all children receive an exciting, relevant curriculum which fosters a life-long love of learning. We wholeheartedly promote a stimulating and positive learning environment where all our children feel happy, safe and valued as individuals. Through a breadth of learning experiences, we want to inspire children and help them to be the best they can be. We believe that children learn best when they are happy, confident and well-motivated.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, visitors, and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, suitable references, and other essential checks. Staff involved in recruitment and selection of employees are trained in safer recruitment, and all our staff and volunteers undertake Child Protection training.
Employee Benefits Include:
- Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
- CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing wellbeing and confidential advice services
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Health Shield Scheme
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